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As the years rolled on, the tale took a contentious turn. With the growth of the cake's popularity, particularly after the opening of the Hotel Sacher, other pastry shops in Vienna sought to capitalize on its fame. A notorious legal dispute between the Sacher family and the Demel bakery culminated in a case that reached the Austrian Supreme Court, deciding who could rightfully claim the title of "original Sachertorte." Ultimately, the court ruled in favor of the Hotel Sacher, establishing their cake as the official original but allowing Demel to sell its version under a different name.